Today was my last day at work until Spring, and you know what that means, doncha? Yep, Dance Through, Laughing is now on vacation.
For the next few months I'll be over at
Mexican Madness
I hope to see you there.
Thanks for stopping by.
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Friday, November 16, 2012
Friday, November 9, 2012
U.S. election
I can't offer an opinion on the U.S. election results because I haven't checked with Rick Mercer yet to know where I stand :-) , but my American friends have wildly differing points of view.
The right-of-center camp says:
While the left leaners say:
There were no in-between-ers. ¡Muy interesante!
Thanks for stopping by.
The right-of-center camp says:
While the left leaners say:
There were no in-between-ers. ¡Muy interesante!
Thanks for stopping by.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
More felted slippers
I wanted to try the Patons Classic wool because it's slightly cheaper than the Cascade 220, can be purchased at my local Michael's, and doesn't need to be rolled into a ball. I also wanted to try making slippers in 2 colours, just to see what they look like.
Michael's didn't have a huge colour selection in stock, but I was feeling quite lazy, so instead of going to another yarn supplier, I took what they had.
Charcoal and magenta. Well. I wasn't expecting the 2-toned experiment to be a success anyway, so why not?
The soles of the slippers are knit using 3 strands held together. This makes the bottoms nice and cushy and also good & sturdy, but it was a pain to make 3 separate balls of wool before I could get started. I found a You Tube video to show me how to do something called Navajo knitting. Using this technique you can work with three strands of wool at one time without having to wind 3 separate balls of wool. Nothing short of brilliant! And easy too! For those inquiring minds that need to know.
Navajo Knitting
So, here are the worms, knitted up and ready to be seamed.
And the finished felted slippers.
I would have to call the 2-tone experiment a rousing success!
They turned out fuzzier than the other pair and at first I didn't really like that, but they're growing on me.
Oh, and I love these buttons! I think I'm developing a button fetish...and to think that I got rid of a whole biscuit tin full of them a few years ago...Aaarghhh!
Next up is a crocheted (no sew!) pair.
Michael's didn't have a huge colour selection in stock, but I was feeling quite lazy, so instead of going to another yarn supplier, I took what they had.
Charcoal and magenta. Well. I wasn't expecting the 2-toned experiment to be a success anyway, so why not?
The soles of the slippers are knit using 3 strands held together. This makes the bottoms nice and cushy and also good & sturdy, but it was a pain to make 3 separate balls of wool before I could get started. I found a You Tube video to show me how to do something called Navajo knitting. Using this technique you can work with three strands of wool at one time without having to wind 3 separate balls of wool. Nothing short of brilliant! And easy too! For those inquiring minds that need to know.
Navajo Knitting
So, here are the worms, knitted up and ready to be seamed.
And the finished felted slippers.
I would have to call the 2-tone experiment a rousing success!
They turned out fuzzier than the other pair and at first I didn't really like that, but they're growing on me.
Oh, and I love these buttons! I think I'm developing a button fetish...and to think that I got rid of a whole biscuit tin full of them a few years ago...Aaarghhh!
Next up is a crocheted (no sew!) pair.
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